WTN: Cirò DOC Rosso, Linardi, 1999

[Alberto]

Cirò Rosso comes form gaglioppo grape grown on the hills around the town of Cirò in Calabria.

Pale, translucent ruby/garnet with brick edge. Leather, mixed brown spices, incense and bitter cherries on the nose, all carried into a straight-forward palate marked by crisp tannins. Although relatively light-bodied shows good pace in the mouth. Robust, slightly nutty finish with again a light earthy bitterness. Austere but enjoyable and surely tasting of Southern Italy.

Cheers,

Alberto

Edited December 14, 2003 by Alberto (log)

[grandcru]

Thanks for cluing me in on another Ciro producer, Alberto. I've been drinking Librandi wines for years, and have also enjoyed Odoardi and Fattoria San Francesco. I went to Linardi's website, and their gaglioppo imbianco, Galio, looks like something I'll search for. I hope it makes it to California.

[Alberto]

I went to Linardi's website, and their gaglioppo imbianco, Galio, looks like something I'll search for.

Oh my!

You have have grown me curious about that wine, so I visited their website (which I knew already but never read it in deep) and discovered that in my note I used the same descriptors they used for their reds! It's the first time. Serendipity?

Alberto